The ABC's of Vitamins
FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS
| Vitamin A- discovered in 1913
What it does:
- helps with eyesight
- keeps skin healthy
- helps with growth of body organs (like bones)
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Foods that have vitamin A:
- liver, fish, milk, butter, eggs, carrots
Deficiency problems:
- night blindness, poor growth, dry skin
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| Vitamin D - made in the skin by the sun
What it does: helps bones grow strong
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Foods that have vitamin D:
- egg yolks, liver, butter, milk
Deficiency problems:
- rickets (deformed bones), weak bones
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| Vitamin E - called the antiaging vitamin
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What it does:
- protects lungs against pollution damage
- helps keep heart healthy
- may help protect against cancer
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Foods that have vitamin E:
- sweet potatoes, peanut butter, sunflower seeds, spinach, nuts
Deficiency problems:
- nerve destruction, red blood cell destruction
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| Vitamin K - made by bacteria in our intestines
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What it does:
- helps make blood clot
- helps keep bones healthy
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Foods that have vitamin K:
- liver, cabbage, lettuce, spinach, milk, meat, eggs
Deficiency problems: hemorrhage
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